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Newcastle (AW)

3:43

Date 2025-12-02

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,402

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (10)	Viking Glory b J:Barry McHugh T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Barry McHugh T:Adrian Paul Keatley	133	—	4	-	76	-	53d	—	—	-37	20	4/6 60%
Promising debut at York in October (6f); gelded since; new trip should suit; yard in form
7 (1)	Art Gallery b J:P J McDonald T:James Ferguson	J:P J McDonald T:James Ferguson	128	—	82	-	78	57	29d	—	—	-12	12.3	11/4 27%
Flopped as favourite on debut but much more like it when 2nd at Wolverhampton last month
1 (6)	Full Gas ch J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	133	—	075	57	57	-	120d	—	—	-5	4.3	8/1 11%
Modest in three 6f turf runs this summer; gelded since; new trip/surface but opposable
4 (7)	Clonquest b J:Tom Eaves T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Tom Eaves T:David & Nicola Barron	131	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.5	20/1 5%
Dam a Listed winner (RPR 109) but stable 0-15 with 2yos this year
5 (5)	Raven's View b J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	22/1 4%
Half-brother to 1m2f winner out of a useful mare; yard's newcomers usually better for run
2 (8)	Okiru b J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	133	—	7	-	41	20	29d	—	—	-3	1.1	28/1 3%
Dropped right away in the straight on last month's Wolverhampton debut (7f)
8 (2)	Diamond Aura b J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	128	—	38	-	62	-	29d	—	—	0	2.8	50/1 2%
Some promise on debut but failed to build on it last time (both 6f); improvement a must
6 (3)	Vietnorm b J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	129	—	06	-	62	24	6d	—	—	-2	0.8	50/1 2%
Unplaced in two runs last month; Viking Glory looks the stable's main hope
9 (4)	Riddikulus b J:George Wood T:Grant Tuer	J:George Wood T:Grant Tuer	126	—	6	-	60	19	14d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
80-1, slowly away and always behind on debut here two weeks ago (1m)
NR (9)	Thunder Pants b J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	124	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
£1,000 yearling; apprentice-ridden on debut and likely best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Viking Glory	4/6	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/6
Art Gallery	11/4	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4
Full Gas	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Clonquest	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Raven's View	22/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Okiru	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Diamond Aura	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Vietnorm	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Riddikulus	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Thunder Pants	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Viking Glory

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/6

2nd

Art Gallery

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Full Gas

4.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Diamond Aura

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Clonquest

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Raven's View

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Okiru

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Vietnorm

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Riddikulus

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Thunder Pants

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Full Gas Top Rated	57	57	—
Viking Glory	—	76	—
Art Gallery	—	78	57
Clonquest	—	—	—
Raven's View	—	—	—
Okiru	—	41	20
Diamond Aura	—	62	—
Vietnorm	—	62	24
Riddikulus	—	60	19
Thunder Pants	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Vietnorm	6d ago	Quick return
Riddikulus	14d ago	Fit
Art Gallery	29d ago	Fit
Okiru	29d ago	Fit
Diamond Aura	29d ago	Fit
Viking Glory	53d ago	Fresh
Full Gas	120d ago	Long break
Clonquest	—	—
Raven's View	—	—
Thunder Pants	—	—